American author and former FLDS member (born 1968)
Carolyn Jessop
Born
(1968-01-01) January 1, 1968 (age 56)
Hildale, Utah
Nationality
American
Known for
Author; Custody suit involving FLDS
Spouses
Merril Jessop, fourth wife (1986 - 2003)
Brian Moroney (2015-present)
Children
8
Parent(s)
Arthur & Nurylon and Rosie Blackmore
Relatives
Flora Jessop (cousin)
Carolyn Jessop (born January 1, 1968) is an American author and former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member who wrote Escape, an autobiographical account of her upbringing in the polygamist sect and later flight from that community.[1] She is the cousin, by marriage, of Flora Jessop, another former FLDS member and advocate for abused children. Carolyn Jessop now lives in the Salt Lake City area with her children.[2]
^Palmer, Laura; Carolyn Jessop (2007). Escape. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2756-7.
^Sachs, Andrea (24 October 2007). "Polygamy Survivor Carolyn Jessop". Time. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
CarolynJessop (born January 1, 1968) is an American author and former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member who wrote Escape...
Texas. Betty Jessop vehemently denies her mother's accusations. In 2009 CarolynJessop also won a child-support judgment against Merril Jessop in the approximate...
Jessop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bob Jessop (born 1946), British Marxist theoretician CarolynJessop (born 1968), American...
of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith. Ruby is cousin-by-marriage of CarolynJessop, author of the New York Times Best Seller Escape and ex-FLDS member...
leader on polygamy". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. CarolynJessop with Laura Palmer (2007), Escape, Penguin Books...
is also related to anti-polygamy activists CarolynJessop, a former FLDS member and author, and Ruby Jessop. His family operates J R Blackmore & Sons Ltd...
with their mothers indefinitely. A former member of the FLDS Church, CarolynJessop, arrived on-site April 6 in hopes of reuniting two of her daughters...
ISBN 978-0-446-61694-2, retrieved 9 August 2016[permanent dead link] Palmer, Laura; CarolynJessop (2007). Escape. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2756-7. "Two...
autobiography of all time, the New York Times bestsellers Escape by CarolynJessop and No Shortcuts to the Top by climber Ed Viesturs, as well as Tuesdays...
actress Katherine Heigl was in the process of developing a film about CarolynJessop, a woman who fled from a polygamist sect. In October 2010, TLC announced...
this amazing and timely story to the screen". CarolynJessop Escape (Jessop and Palmer book) Flora Jessop Garner, Dwight (June 1, 2008). "Inside the List"...
Saints (FLDS) writes that this can explain the writings of CarolynJessop and Flora Jessop, former members of the FLDS church who consistently sided with...
from the compound by authorities. A former member of the FLDS Church, CarolynJessop, arrived on-site 6 April and stated her opinion that the action in Texas...
Tech University Press, ISBN 978-1-68283-061-1) Rena Chynoweth CarolynJessop Flora Jessop List of former Mormon fundamentalists Hales, Brian C. (2008)...
would leave due to the time devotion in producing a film version of CarolynJessop's book Escape. Heigl said publicly that she'd opted out of the Emmy race...
actress known for playing Sophie Barliss in the TNT drama Proof and Shelly Jessop in the 2013 science fiction horror film Dark Skies. Thurman had originally...
March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2020. Cohn, Michael Shields, Simon Jessop, Carolyn (6 December 2019). "Britain's Phoenix to buy Swiss Re's ReAssure business...
defunct sister series Murder Investigation Team was cast as schoolteacher Rod Jessop as part of a long-running story arc for June that saw her get engaged to...
character retired in 2007, having fallen in love with school teacher Rod Jessop (Richard Hope). Ackland's storylines included being targeted by an assassin...
Herald Scotland. Retrieved 31 March 2021. Cohn, Michael Shields, Simon Jessop, Carolyn (6 December 2019). "Britain's Phoenix to buy Swiss Re's ReAssure business...
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